Spike Fuck

Spike Fuck is a pop, rock and indie act whose music moved from Melbourne's underground scene to a fuller band sound after a long break. This Glasgow concert places the act at The Hug and Pint.

Spike Fuck began in Melbourne's underground scene in the late 2010s, with the EP The Smackwave. Early songs mixed bleak synth-pop, post-punk drama and blunt, personal lyrics, delivered with a backing track and a single microphone. After a four-year break from public life, the project returned with a larger sound that draws on 1970s glam, spiritual soul and rough-edged rock and roll.

The newer material is performed with a rotating full band. Its songs turn to recovery, identity, survival and letting go, sung in a voice described as bruised, intense and poetic. Where the early work was stark and sparse, the later songs are built with more instrumentation and a more open, forward-moving feel.

The Hug and Pint is a Glasgow venue that hosts concerts and shows.